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E34N
05-01-2007, 03:22 PM
Decided to make the change.. 18" Style 5's !!!

BEFORE

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/e34ntoys/DSC00236.jpg

NOW

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/e34ntoys/DSC04938.jpg
nizmainiac
05-01-2007, 03:33 PM
nice rims, i bet they're a bitch to clean though, thats why i've got m-pars coz i'm lazy :)
Robin-535im
05-01-2007, 03:40 PM
Looks very sharp.

Now - did you put 2 coats of wax on the style 5's before you mounted them?

What'ja do with the m-parallels?
swenpro
05-01-2007, 05:17 PM
not gonna lie, dude, I like the first picture better... but the second rims are fine, just not as sporty
Qube
05-01-2007, 05:23 PM
From aggressive to classy... to each their own.
Macv
05-01-2007, 05:30 PM
From aggressive to classy

+1

I LOVE my rondells. They have the class I need yet the lip screams "eat me." :D
txp135
05-01-2007, 05:39 PM
awesome, those are 17s right? I like style 5s better...
E34N
05-01-2007, 05:41 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys. yea.. I still like the mpars, but I needed something different. the Mpars were reps... so getting some OE BBS wheels are a + already. They are actually 18"s.... which makes them a little more less common.
Wyn
05-01-2007, 06:45 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys. yea.. I still like the mpars, but I needed something different. the Mpars were reps... so getting some OE BBS wheels are a + already. They are actually 18"s.... which makes them a little more less common.
Yeah, I've never seen them in the US. When I was in Bahrain, in the Middle East, I saw them all the time, and they were $$$$$$$. They have all sorts of wheels we never got in the US, all sorts of staggered wheels and whatnot.
RallyD
05-01-2007, 07:53 PM
dig the shadowline
Macv
05-01-2007, 09:04 PM
dig the shadowline

didnt notice that, it looks good! Smoke the amber in your tail lights now :)
E34N
05-01-2007, 11:45 PM
didnt notice that, it looks good! Smoke the amber in your tail lights now :)

Thanks for the compliments guys. I actually have a set of Hella smoked rears... I've just been lazy to put them on. Probably this weekend.

I'll take more pics then.
wjbell
05-02-2007, 02:41 AM
Any interest in selling the m-par replicas?
Anton CH.
05-02-2007, 02:48 AM
Looks a lot more elegant now. I always liked style 5's on the e34!
E34N
05-02-2007, 10:51 AM
Any interest in selling the m-par replicas?

sorry.. They are on my brothers e34 now. (just in case I want them back)
E34N
05-02-2007, 10:53 AM
Looks a lot more elegant now. I always liked style 5's on the e34!

Thanks Anton. Where have you been? Haven't seen you on the boards much since we did the euro trim GB.... Your car is looking good.
Ross
05-02-2007, 10:57 AM
I'll be happy to take your discards, hell I'll even pay freight.
wjbell
05-02-2007, 11:27 AM
sorry.. They are on my brothers e34 now. (just in case I want them back)

Ok thanks...

Anyone have any experience with Lakeshore Wheel and Tire?

They've got a few different #37 replicas and some new ones that are 18x8 20mm offset. I'm not too excited about replicas but they're affordable at $175 ea.

http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com/wheels/59438.JPG
E34N
05-02-2007, 11:36 AM
Mine were actually reps.. good quality too. I know some places selling some decent reps for $650.. let me find the links.

EDIT: It was Lakeshore.. and someone just recently got them for $650.. give them a call.
CharlesAFerg
05-02-2007, 12:35 PM
nice rims, i bet they're a bitch to clean though, thats why i've got m-pars coz i'm lazy :)

Easier than Mpars, my dad's 740i sport has Mpars and they take a lot longer.
The reason being, if you can find a brush with long bristles you can get inside all the tight spaces easier than the deep, long open areas of the Mpars which require lots of changing angles instead of just a big brush..


Are your wheels staggered?

I've got the 17" and I can't find 18" anywhere - Where'd you find them?
E34N
05-02-2007, 12:45 PM
Easier than Mpars, my dad's 740i sport has Mpars and they take a lot longer.


Are your wheels staggered?

I've got the 17" and I can't find 18" anywhere - Where'd you find them?

Yes, the wheels are staggered. 18x8f and 18x9 r. I found them on Craigslist. I bought them from a BMW tech here in the area.
Anton CH.
05-02-2007, 03:40 PM
Thanks Anton. Where have you been? Haven't seen you on the boards much since we did the euro trim GB.... Your car is looking good.

Not too bad. Always changing something on the car. What's going on with you? I am just hanging in there. Yeah that euro GB was a loong time ago. I am usually on .info and don't really check the e34 section on BF.